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Winter's distribution of paintings

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Winter's Distribution of Paint-ings. On Saturday evening, Dec. 30th, 1854, Winter's annual distribution of paintings took place at the Melodeon hall. A very large, intelligent and fashionable audience assem- bled there on that occasion, which evidenced certainly a growing interest for the fine arts, and a cultivation among us of the high-er and ennabling [enabling] faculties of our nature.-The interest manifested by our ladies, too, whose presence contributed much to the evening so pleasantly occupied, will be long remembered.The lecture on Art, by Hon. H. P. Biddle, was of a high order, and was conceded by all present to be an intellectual banquet. It was elegantly given. The lecturer was well inform-ed upon the subjec [subject] he discoursed—he gave ample evidence of much deep research and varied knowledge of the arts, embracing painting, sculpture, poetry and music—the lovely sisterhood of a divine family. Had we space, we would give a synopsis of the discourse, but forbear, as we understand it will be published at the request of many of our citizens.The perioration was truly beautiful. He observed: "Mankind has been singing on the musical scale, which contains but seven sounds, ever since the creation, and the vari-ety is still exhaustless; and with a few letters, not exceeding eight different sounds, perhaps, in all the languages (for the consonants are nothing but the vowel sounds, with a peculiar beginning or termination), every possible tho't within the range of intellect, and every image and object in the ideal and material world,may be represented by poetry. How few the principles, how endless the variety, how vast the domain of art! And nature herself in all her works, is but the art of God. The Heavens are his architecture. His statuary is man, formed in his own image. His paint-ing is on the earth and in the sky. The har-mony of the rolling spheres is his music; and his poetry is universal and eternal praise!"After the delivery of the lecture, the distri-bution took place by a committee of five chosen by the members. Among them we noticed the Hon. A. S. White, who had pre viously in a flattering manner introduced the lecturer to the audience. The following was the result: "Seeking the Shade," "Crossing the Creek," "Vicinity of Cincinnati," "Mau-mee River," "Eel River," "Wabash Scene," "Spotted Fawn," "3 Pottawattamie Women," "Pattawattamie Girl," "Down Charge," "Mt. Gilboa," and "N'-dam-in-a-doo," all which fell to citizens of Lafayette. Evansville got "Sunset," one of the best paintings. "A Good Shot" goes to Toledo. "Indian Wig-wam," a little gem—to Columbus, Ind.— "Scripture Scene," got by a lucky member at Indianapolis, "Oliver Cromwell," Logans-port. Winter Scene," drawn by a subscri-ber at Fort Wayne; and "Fording," a gem, to Lockport, N. T. Two-thirds of the cer-tificates were disposed of in Lafayette; the balance were secured in various other places. Thirteen paintings were drawn by citizens of Lafayette, and seven in the towns above enumerated.The artist will therefore make his works familiar to those residing at a distance, and no doubt will exert a favorable opinion rela-tive to the position of the arts on the Wabash. And as every work of art infuses more or less influence towards a refining taste, so the twenty paintings now distributed will perform their congenial mission. [in pencil]-[4 Jan 1855]

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Winter's Distribution of Paint-ings. On Saturday evening, Dec. 30th, 1854, Winter's annual distribution of paintings took place at the Melodeon hall. A very large, intelligent and fashionable audience assem- bled there on that occasion, which evidenced certainly a growing interest for the fine arts, and a cultivation among us of the high-er and ennabling [enabling] faculties of our nature.-The interest manifested by our ladies, too, whose presence contributed much to the evening so pleasantly occupied, will be long remembered.The lecture on Art, by Hon. H. P. Biddle, was of a high order, and was conceded by all present to be an intellectual banquet. It was elegantly given. The lecturer was well inform-ed upon the subjec [subject] he discoursed—he gave ample evidence of much deep research and varied knowledge of the arts, embracing painting, sculpture, poetry and music—the lovely sisterhood of a divine family. Had we space, we would give a synopsis of the discourse, but forbear, as we understand it will be published at the request of many of our citizens.The perioration was truly beautiful. He observed: "Mankind has been singing on the musical scale, which contains but seven sounds, ever since the creation, and the vari-ety is still exhaustless; and with a few letters, not exceeding eight different sounds, perhaps, in all the languages (for the consonants are nothing but the vowel sounds, with a peculiar beginning or termination), every possible tho't within the range of intellect, and every image and object in the ideal and material world,may be represented by poetry. How few the principles, how endless the variety, how vast the domain of art! And nature herself in all her works, is but the art of God. The Heavens are his architecture. His statuary is man, formed in his own image. His paint-ing is on the earth and in the sky. The har-mony of the rolling spheres is his music; and his poetry is universal and eternal praise!"After the delivery of the lecture, the distri-bution took place by a committee of five chosen by the members. Among them we noticed the Hon. A. S. White, who had pre viously in a flattering manner introduced the lecturer to the audience. The following was the result: "Seeking the Shade," "Crossing the Creek," "Vicinity of Cincinnati," "Mau-mee River," "Eel River," "Wabash Scene," "Spotted Fawn," "3 Pottawattamie Women," "Pattawattamie Girl," "Down Charge," "Mt. Gilboa," and "N'-dam-in-a-doo," all which fell to citizens of Lafayette. Evansville got "Sunset," one of the best paintings. "A Good Shot" goes to Toledo. "Indian Wig-wam," a little gem—to Columbus, Ind.— "Scripture Scene," got by a lucky member at Indianapolis, "Oliver Cromwell," Logans-port. Winter Scene," drawn by a subscri-ber at Fort Wayne; and "Fording," a gem, to Lockport, N. T. Two-thirds of the cer-tificates were disposed of in Lafayette; the balance were secured in various other places. Thirteen paintings were drawn by citizens of Lafayette, and seven in the towns above enumerated.The artist will therefore make his works familiar to those residing at a distance, and no doubt will exert a favorable opinion rela-tive to the position of the arts on the Wabash. And as every work of art infuses more or less influence towards a refining taste, so the twenty paintings now distributed will perform their congenial mission. [in pencil]-[4 Jan 1855]